title: Associations among occupational roles, independence, assistive technology, and purchasing power of individuals with physical disabilities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to verify whether there are associations among occupational roles, independence to perform Activities of Daily Living, purchasing power, and assistive technology for individuals with physical disabilities.
  
  
  METHODS
  91 individuals with physical disabilities participated in the study. The instruments used were: Role Checklist, Brazilian Economic Classification Criterion, Barthel Index, and a Questionnaire to characterize the subjects.
  
  
  RESULTS
  an association with a greater number of roles was found among more independent individuals using a lower number of technological devices. Higher purchasing power was associated with a lower functional status of dependence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  even though technology was not directly associated with independence, the latter was associated with a greater number of occupational roles, which requires reflection upon independence issues when considering the participation in occupational roles. These findings support interdisciplinary actions designed to promote occupational roles in individuals with physical disabilities.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. cruzdmc@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daniel Marinho Cezar
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: da Cruz
authors.forename: Maria Luisa Guillaumon
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Emmel
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012380:Role; D012656:Self-Help Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors